Disassembly

Disassembly

1. Compress the coil spring with a SST (09546-26000). Do not compress the spring more than necessary.




2. Loosen the self locking nut (A).




3. Remove the insulator assembly (A) and the strut bearing (B).




4. Remove the spring upper seat (A) and pad (B).




5. Remove the dust cover (A) and the bumper rubber (B).




6. Remove the coil spring (A) and the spring lower pad (B).




7. Remove the shock absorber (A) from the special tool.